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Hmeimim: Russian Airbase In Syria
The Hmeimim airbase has been the subject of a lot of attention in the past weeks with the Russian government signing a lease agreement approved by Damascus. What does it all mean? How…
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World War II’s Unbelievable Battle Fought Using Potatoes
Believe it or not, the U.S. and Imperial Japanese Navy had it out with Potatoes in combat. Probably the most unbelievable battle, led to the sinking of a submarine.
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No Lider Destroyer for the Russian Navy yet…
The Lider destroyer class is meant to replace the Udaloy class, Sovremennyy class as well as the Slava class.
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Tsushima: History’s Most Decisive Battleship Engagement.
On the 27-28 May 1905 the Japanese fleet under admiral Togo Heihachiro achieved a naval victory the likes of which would not be seen for the next 39 years.
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“AREA 52?”: Dugway Proving Grounds
“AREA 52”: Dugway Proving Grounds. A little while ago I did a brief overview and history about Area 51 (http://www.defensionem.com/paradise-ranch-real-area-51/), the world’s…
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The Chengdu J-20: An Outsider’s Look into China’s Toy
The Chengdu J-20: An Outsider’s Look into China’s New Toy. China, home to one of the oldest civilizations on Earth with a history stretching back thousands of years. In the past…
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When A German Tiger Tank Shot Down A Russian Plane
Otto Carius, a tank ace with 150 kills would later describe, one of the single most impressive things he’d ever seen. When a Tiger tank shot down a Russian plane.
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SNAFU: 10 Worst Aircraft
On December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers made history when they carried out the first successful flight. The aircraft flew a distance of only 120 feet..
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T-14 Armata and Sukhoi Su-57 Update
T-14 Armata and Sukhoi Su-57 update: For the past two months, the internet has been awash with rumours regarding both platforms and discussions on whether or not those two programs are being…
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Afghan Air Force: A Brief History
A brief history about the Rise, Fall and Rebirth of the Afghan Air Forces.
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German Commerce Raiders
How do you attack your enemies' shipping lanes when your warships are hunted down everywhere on the globe and when your own ports are blockaded ? The Germans found a solution to this problem:…
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Israeli MiG: How Israel “Stole” a MiG-21
How Israel stole a MiG-21 in 1966 to study it and develop tactics to defeat it in the event of a war with its Arab neighbours
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Deep Sixed: Cancelled Weapons Programs
Deep Sixed. Weapon systems prototypes that never saw action or were cancelled instead of being adopted and deployed operationally.
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Type XXI Elektroboote U-boat: Mother of all Modern Submarines
A small guide to Type XXI or the "Elektroboote", Hitler's underwater weapon that changed the History of Submarine Warfare.
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X-FILES: Encounters on the Battlefield
X-FILES: Encounters on the Battlefield. William Shakespeare once wrote “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” This one line suggest that…
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Vietnam: “Operation Bolo”
Operation Bolo. How the Americans turned the tide against the feared MiG-21 over North Vietnam thanks to a plan devised by Robert Olds.
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